Physicians in Argentina

Argentina had 5.11 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Argentina, 2023 5.11 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.33per 1,000 people 2022: 5.44 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Argentina (2023).
Median of G20 countries, 2023 3.06 per 1,000 people Middle value of 6 countries

Physicians in Argentina over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period ArgentinaWorld
2023 5.11 per 1,000 people –
2022 5.44 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 5.38 per 1,000 people –
2020 5.30 per 1,000 people –
2019 5.25 per 1,000 people –
2018 5.17 per 1,000 people –
2017 5.09 per 1,000 people –
2016 5.02 per 1,000 people –
2015 4.98 per 1,000 people –
2014 4.93 per 1,000 people –
2013 4.88 per 1,000 people –
2012 4.82 per 1,000 people –
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2004 3.19 per 1,000 people –
2001 3.25 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.33 from 5.44 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 4.88 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.22.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2023 for Argentina
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD